The Boiling Frog

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Event The Boiling Frog
Venue C Block Theatre, Braddon, ACT
First Date 14 December 1991
Opening Date 14 December 1991
Last Date 21 December 1991
Dates Estimated No
Status Youth Theatre
World Premiere No
Description A witty exposure of dangers of blind faith in the power of technology to solve human problems.
Playwright Alison Lyssa draws explores the fate of the human species now facing the dangers
of the nuclear age...her three act play spans three epochs, from the great plague in 17th century London, to the industrialisation founded on coal and iron in 18th century England, to the present age of atomic power. Each successive generation expected that technology would solve the problems of disease and poverty.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Youth Theatre
Subjects Environmentalism
Materialism
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Peter Rush Director
Alison Lyssa Playwright
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record December 1991
Event Identifier 13315